Nomination for Inscription Rock

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Form 10-300 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (Rev. 6-72) - County NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES INVENTORY - NOMINATION FORM (Type all entries complete applicable sections) 1 8 1973 AND/ OR HISTORIC: Water Street (State Rt.

575) TO THE PUBLIC - In Process - Preservation work - Transportation - Comments Commercial X] Other (Specify) OWNER'S NAME: LOCATION OF LEGAL DESCRIPTION COURTHOUSE, REGISTRY OF DEEDS, ETC: REPRESENTATION IN EXISTING SURVEYS TITLE OF SURVEY: 1939 ff - Federal DEPOSITORY FOR SURVEY RECORDS: 043 039 LOCATION Erie memorial NAME STATE Religious CLASSIFICATION ACCESSIBLE Government Private Both CATEGORY Museum Entertainment Military Restricted CODE Structure Agricultural Yes: Site Educational District OWNERSHIP Ohio STATUS Building Park Unoccupied Private Residence COMMON: Being Considered Inscription Rock Public Columbus Scientific The Ohio Historical Society Industrial Index of Archaeological Sites Charles A.

Mosher Public Acquisition: The Ohio Historical Center NATIONAL PARK SERVICE Division of Archaeology, The Ohio Historical Society STREET AND NUMBER: ENTRY DATE Kelleys Island (Cunningham's Island) (Check One) CITY OR TOWN: OWNER OF PROPERTY 1982 Velma Avenue Object DATE OF SURVEY: FOR NPS USE ONLY DATE ENTRY NUMBER 7. DESCRIPTION [X Excellent - Good - Fair - Deteriorated - Unexposed X Unaltered - Moved [* Original Site of Sandusky Bay. The island is very small, only about 3 miles east - Of these structures only 2 mounds, a portion of one enclosure, and and has stylized human figures, pipes, and amorphic designs inscribed MAR. 9 CONDITION REGISTER Ruins NATIONAL Inscription Rock remain today.

Ohio Historical Society.Roofing was placed over the rock to protect Inscription Rock is situated near the central portion of the south cresent-shaped enclosure.The rock itself is limestone and the same it from further weathering and a walkway was constructed around the type as located in the stratigraphy of the island.It measures 32 in the future, the construction of a breakwater may be necessary. were several mounds on the island,2 enclosures along the south shore, and 2 petroglyphs, one on the north shore and one on the south. and presents a threat to the lake shore site of the rock.Sometime into its surface.

glyphs.Lake Erie has been continually rising for the last century feet in length east and west and 2l feet in width north and south Kelleys Island (Cunningham's Island) is located in Lake Erie and west and less than 2miles north and south.At one time there shore of the island, about 2o0 feet from the remnants of an irregular (Check One) Inscription Rock is now a state memorial owned and cared forby the DESCRIBE THE PRESENT AND ORIGINAL (if known) PHYSICAL APPEARANCE approximately miles off the coast of Marblehead on the north side site to keep visitors from walking on and climbing over the petro- 1973 Fair SIGNIFICANCE X Pre-Columbian| - 20th Century SPECIFIC DATE(S) (If Applicable and Known) - Theater - Transportation STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE

Statement of significance

Kelleys Island is a small isolated area which presents us with a unique meeting or negatiations between tribes? Whether Kelleys Island was a meeting place for the leaders of tribal groups or was, perhaps, a single Commerce Architecture Communications Engineering losophy Aboriginal Science Literature Prehistoric Agriculture Landscape Education itarian Political principles during the Bauhaus era. Invention Music Religion/Phi complex communities and were characterized by extensive agricultural sites in the area would be most advantageous for placing the inhabitants earthern structures, such as the cresent shaped enclosure near Inscription Sculpture Social/Human- yet to be correctly interpreted but because of its excellent condition included in its list of state memorials.

Conservation historic group who inhabited northern Ohio from approximately A.D.1000 activities.They were the first group in the area to use the bow and with a specific time period.

figures and images represented upon it.It appears that different tribes cognized would increase our knowledge of the area, the people who inhabited advance of the Europeans in America, the Erie Indians lived in large may yield more sites, and careful exploration of the sites already re- The petroglyph itself has been placed late in Ohio's prehistory because are characterized by hilltop "fortifications",but because of the unique situation represented by this small island, it is hard to place its The Mississippian Culture in Ohio, of which the Erie Indians were a part, historic art in its primitive, simplistic style very much like abstract of the images of pipes which are the same types as those of the Erie view of man's prehistory in the New World.Even before man inhabited part of the island has some of the world's finest glacial grooves.This Inscription Rock lies along the south shore of the island and the petro- glyphs upon its surface are attributed to the Erie Indians, a late pre- Industry and distorted comtemporary art that began with a revision of these same to A.D.1654.Before the deterioration of the Indian's culture by the Military A.D.

1000 - A,D. 1654 AREAS OF SIGNIFICANCE (Check One or More as Appropriate) Rock, in a specific time period. Careful examination of the remaining community in itself, is not known. Further examination of the island This arrow. Art of Indians are depicted smoking pipes and surrounded by gifts they had and accessibility is should be preserved as a monument to a great pre- the island, and the purpose for which it was used.Inscription Rock has historic culture.It also serves as a splendid example of American pre- area had been carefully examined by the Ohio Historical Society and been brought to the island.Was this record of some kind of tribal Culture.It is felt that a story is being told by the rock in the PERioD (Check One or More as Appropriate) Philadelphia: J.B. Lippencott and Company Archaeological History of Ohio. Columbus: Ohio State Archaeological and Historical Society. p. 231-2.

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FORM PREPARED BY Elizabeth A. Scheurer, Field Archaeologist NATIONAL REGISTER VERIFICATION tional Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (Public Law 89-665), I hereby nominate this property for inclusion evaluated according to the c-iteria and procedures set GP0 931-89 4 039 1885 1902 LONGITUDE Degrees Local Seconds ORGANIZATION Minutes LATITUDE COUNTY STATE DATE NATIONAL ATTEST: Columbus Degrees Minutes Seconds CORNER Title The Ohio Historical Society REGISTER MAJOR BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE COORDINATES 12. STATE LIAISON OFFICER CERTIFICATION NAME AND TITLE: I hereby certify that this property is included in the level of significance of this nomination is: in the National Register and certify that it has been 1982 Velma Avenue National Register.

As the designated State Liaison Officer for the Na- DEFINING THE CENTER POINT OF A PROPERTY OF LESS THAN TEN ACRES CITY OR TOWN: 197 APPROXIMATE ACREAGE OF NOMINATED PROPERTY: LIST ALL STATES AND COUNTIES FOR PROPERTIES OVERLAPPING STATE OR COUNTY BOUNDARIES forth by the National Park Service. The recommended Keeper of The National Register 7 manch 1973 GEOGRAPHICAL DATA Name Ohio Director, Office of Archeology and Historic Preservation Drake,Francis S.,The Indian Tribes of the United States.Vol.I 2/28/73 STREET AND NUMBER: Fowke G.

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (July 1969) INVENTORY - NOMINATION FORM FOR NPS USE ONLY 197p GPO 901.082 1956 Erie COUNTY Ohio NATIONAL REGISTER STATE (Number all entries) Photograph of human figure on Inscription Rock Ohio Historical Society NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES (Continuation Sheet) ENTRY NUMBER Form 10-300a NATIONAL PARK SERVICE Raymond S. Baby MAR 9 DATE Photo Credit: MAR 1973 REGISTER NATIONAL RECEIVED Lippincot Grambo & C* Pmla MAR 9 1850 NATIONAL REGISTER Farth work Scale of 40 chains to 1 inch Mound REGISTER NATIONAL JUN 1 8 1973 Maps Entered HISTORIAN ARCHEOLOGIST KEEPER Send-back Re-submit WORKING NUMBER Photos National Register write-up TECH REVIEW ARCHITECTURAL HISTORIAN BRANCH CHIEF CONTROL REVIEW REVIEW UNIT CHIEF Federal Register entry 4-18- STATE OL CCKH 3. 9.73. 2526 Erie Title: J NPS Number Loc 1972 537 Form No.

10-301 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Rev. 7-72 NATIONAL PARK SERVICE FOR NPS USE ONLY / 1973 STREET AND NUM BER: U.S.G.S. 74' Quadrangle "Kelley's Island" 1. Property broundaries where required. 2. North arrow. 3. Latitude and longitude reference. INT: 155-72 039 043 1969 Erie DATE COUNTY REQUIREMENTS STATE Inscription Rock NAME Ohio CODE COMMON: 1:24000 SCALE: SOURCE: MAP REFERENCE ENTRY NUMBER NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES PROPERTY MAP FORM AND/OR HISTORIC: Kelleys Island (Cunningham's Island) Water Street (State Route 575) (Type all entries-attach to or enclose with map) CITY OR TOWN: TO BE INCLUDED ON ALL MAPS LOCATION KELLEYS ISLAND QUADRANGLE DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR KELLEYS ISLAND, OHIO 7.5 MINUTE SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC) GEOLOGICAL SURVEY STATE OF OHIO Brie. County Bocking County Mr. Daniel R. Porter Hon. John M. Ashbrook Hon. Donald D.

Clancy STATE PHR Cary Cottage Name Director Location Cuyahoga County Rocky Fork Park Group Knox County Also Notified ENTRIES IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER Braddock Mound and Works Scioto County Ross County Laurelville vicinity Date Entered Hon. Robert Taft,Jr. Hon. Charles A.Mosher Highland County NRow1and:pcl 6/21/73 Inscription Rock Hon.William B. Saxbe Feurt Mounds and Village Site Cincinnati Cleveland The Ohio Historical Society 73-1432 Newtown Wade Memorial Chapel Fredericktown vicinity Odd Fellows' Cemetery Mound Poss (Edith) Mound Portsnouth vicinity JUN OHIO Hon.William J. Keating Metzgar (Charles) Mound